1998 Wellington City local elections

1998 Wellington local elections
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Party Wellington Alive Labour Green
Last election N/A 4 3
Seats won 7 5 2
Seat change Increase 7 Increase 1 Decrease 1
Position of Wellington City within Wellington Region

The 1998 Wellington local elections were part of the 1998 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Wellington elections cover the regional council (the Wellington Regional Council), city council, area health board, and various community boards and licensing trusts. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

Wellington City Council

The Wellington City Council consists of a mayor and eighteen councillors elected from six wards (Eastern, Lambton, Northern, Onslow, Southern, Western).

Mayor

Main article: 1998 Wellington City mayoral election
1998 Wellington mayoral election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mark Blumsky 33,828 58.81 +14.82
Alliance Stephanie Cook 12,918 22.46
Independent Bryan Pepperell 7,402 12.87 +11.25
Independent Rama Ramanathan 1,381 2.40
Independent Hugh Baker-Boyd 1,374 2.38
Independent Robert Te Whare 609 1.05
Majority 20,910 36.35 +11.84
Turnout 57,512 48.46 −4.64
Registered electors 118,669

Eastern ward

The Eastern ward returns four councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:

Eastern Ward (4 vacancies)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Sue Kedgley 5,914 56.15 −10.14
Independent Ruth Gotlieb 5,695 54.07 −17.49
Labour Leonie Gill 4,285 40.68
Wellington Alive Rob Goulden 4,050 38.45
Wellington Alive Jo Morgan 4,008 38.05
Labour Kevin Burrows 3,298 31.31
Independent Brian Barraclough 3,214 30.51 −11.54
Independent Rama Ramanathan 3,098 29.41 −9.93
Labour Kathy Moe 2,917 27.69
Independent Linda Hobman 1,940 18.42
Independent Phil Sprey 1,912 18.15
Independent Arthur Attrill 1,798 17.07
Turnout 10,532 43.03 +0.53
Registered electors 24,474

Lambton ward

The Lambton ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:

Lambton Ward (3 vacancies)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Mary Varnham 4,197 47.22
Alliance Stephanie Cook 3,971 44.68
Wellington Alive Chris Parkin 3,513 39.52
Wellington Alive Francine Russell 3,447 38.78
Wellington Alive David Simms 3,037 34.17
Labour Michael Gibbs 2,488 27.99
Green Craig Palmer 2,189 24.63
Independent Alistair Shaw 1,987 22.35
Legalise Cannabis Michael Appleby 791 8.90
Independent Peter Isaac 604 6.79
Independent Rosamund Averton 438 4.92
Turnout 8,887 39.80
Registered electors 22,327

Northern ward

The Northern ward returns four councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:

Northern Ward (4 vacancies)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Wellington Alive Kerry Prendergast 6,789 58.41
Wellington Alive Robert Armstrong 6,046 52.02
Wellington Alive Ian Hutchings 5,403 46.48 +20.26
Independent Helene Ritchie 4,708 40.50 +15.42
Wellington Alive Phil Guerin 4,487 38.60
Independent Kent Clark 3,027 26.04 +0.01
Independent Lois Robertson 2,620 22.54
Independent Alex Tan 2,610 22.45
Green Deirdre Kent 2,268 19.51
Independent Roger Bradshaw 2,098 18.05
Independent Vryn Evans 1,612 13.87
Alliance Ron England 1,599 13.75
Independent Hugh Baker-Boyd 1,238 10.65
Independent John Fourier 1,209 10.40
Independent Eugene Ryder 772 6.64
Turnout 11,622 45.73 +4.00
Registered electors 25,411

Onslow ward

The Onslow ward returns two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:

Onslow Ward (2 vacancies)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Judy Siers 2,981 51.69
Wellington Alive Allan Johnston 2,920 50.64
Wellington Alive Reece Mead 2,442 42.35
Independent Jack Ruben 1,559 27.03
Alliance John Fanning 762 13.21
Independent Alexander Schiff 348 6.03
Independent Phillip Rennie 237 4.11
Independent Matthew Hodgetts 149 2.58
Independent Craig Ranapia 134 2.32
Turnout 5,766 49.66
Registered electors 11,610

Southern ward

The Southern ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:

Southern Ward (3 vacancies)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sue Piper 4,727 55.96 +2.55
Labour Alick Shaw 4,304 50.95
Independent Bryan Pepperell 3,358 39.75 +9.24
Labour Rupert Watson 2,752 32.58
Wellington Alive Coleen Singleton 2,658 31.47
Wellington Alive Matt Taylor 2,661 31.50
Independent Ray Clegg 1,673 19.80
Green John Robinson 1,464 17.33
Independent Maurice Moresi 779 9.22
Alliance Robert Te Whare 653 7.73 −17.50
Independent Victoria Loisei 308 3.64
Turnout 8,446 41.51 +4.62
Registered electors 20,345

Western ward

The Western ward returns two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:

Western Ward (2 vacancies)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Andy Foster 4,059 59.39 −3.04
Wellington Alive John Morrison 3,654 53.46
Independent Barbara Nef 3,564 52.15 +6.02
Independent Guy Nunns 1,413 20.67
Independent Craig Wylie 564 8.25 −21.31
Independent Beverly Murta 414 6.05
Turnout 6,834 47.12 +6.54
Registered electors 14,502

Wellington Regional Council

Wellington Ward

The Wellington ward returns five councillors to the Wellington Regional Council.

Wellington Ward (5 vacancies)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Chris Laidlaw 28,074 65.92
Labour Margaret Bonner 23,404 54.95
Labour Terry McDavitt 21,629 50.78
Independent Euan McQueen 17,572 41.26
Independent Michael Gibson 15,606 36.64
Wellington Alive Martyn Turner 15,318 35.96
Labour Jim Turner 15,049 35.33
Green Toni Atkinson 14,419 33.86
Labour Daran Ponter 14,418 33.85
Wellington Alive Bob Henare 13,597 31.92
Alliance Tony Simpson 12,904 30.30
Green Roland Sapsford 11,861 27.85
Alliance Russell Taylor 9,082 21.32
Turnout 42,586 35.88
Registered electors 118,669

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Wellington City Council – Declaration of Result of Election". The Evening Post. 17 October 1998. p. 22.
  2. ^ "How You Voted". The Evening Post. 12 October 1998. p. 6.